by Isla MacRae, Lauren Brennan, Jessica Bradley, Diane Saxon and Rebecca Thomas In this blog post, researchers and practitioners involved in The Art House Wakefield’s Re-Emerge arts and health programme reflect on the public exhibition which took place on 27 July 2022 as part of Wakefield’s bi-monthly ArtWalk. Re-Emerge has…

Humanising Healthcare is an ESRC funded co-produced research project dedicated to finding and sharing healthcare practices that enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities (including people with learning disabilities who are also autistic people). The research project runs from the 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2025 and the…

Hi everyone, I am Hong Chen, a student in the School of Education. I have just completed my undergraduate degree in Education, Culture and Childhood. This programme is interesting in that it accommodates a very macro theoretical knowledge of education which encompasses several branches, covering social education, globalising education, educational…

by Samar Mutini My name is Samar Mutini and I am an A level student in the sixth form at King Edward VII School in Sheffield. I study Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics and I am hoping to study Dentistry at university. …

BA Education, Culture and Childhood level 2 student, Michelle Martinez-Gill, completed her placement at Archdale School - a school dedicated to pupils with special educational needs (SEN). She is now volunteering there until the end of the summer term. 1) How did you find this placement? As part of the BA degree, the School of Education supported us to select an appropriate placement in the form of a live placement or work-based project. The placement team officers have given us a list of providers along with short descriptions and links to their websites.

by Hannah Raine In the academic year 2021–2022 I worked as the Student Community Mentor for the students across the School of Education. In this role, there were two main responsibilities: designing, promoting and delivering a combination of online and in person community building events and activities; signposting students to…

Dr Lauren Baggley, Dr Charlotte Davies, Dr Erika Payne & Dr Sarah Lakeman all gained their professional doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology (DEdCPsy), in 2021. Their research makes visible the experience of young people whose needs are often narrowly defined as ‘medical’. …

Congratulations! Two of our current BA Level 2 students from the School of Education have just finished their placement at Maker{Futures}. We asked them to share their placement experience with us: What is Maker{Futures}? Maker{Futures} is an ambitious programme from the School of Education which is led by Dr Alison Buxton to support…

by Blansh Al-Awkabi When I started my undergraduate studies at the School of Education, I was completely new to university-level academic writing. After I received my first grade, a lucky pass, I understood that I needed to do some learning as my old strategies for writing college-level assignments differed completely…